state. and when you compare us to any dense urban county, san francisco has the lowest unemployment rate. we have more public development than any other city in california. billions are being invested in a regional water system. this work is underway, with 40,000 jobs attached to this. this is not five years from now. these construction projects are happening right now. it was said that there is work that is being done -- that the second most unsafe thoroughfare in the united states of america. think about that. this was constructed with the same design of the bridge. and this is the structural rating through this. this project was dead on arrival. we spoke optimistically about the sock. and now, this is under construction -- about this. and now, this is under construction. we have the federal dollars and the state dollars. we have those who believe everything that they read, and they thought that the stimulus program actually delivered the final funding for this. and the direct appropriations because of the leadership of nancy pelosi. and the stimulus money would take us right over

and use these bins you see behind me. i do not want this to become a psa for our recycling efforts, although that is always good, and remember, it is the kids teaching the adults, which is always good. but this is good for the environment, good for the economy, and a san francisco can do this, cities across california and cities across america can do this. i will remind you of the great line by michelangelo, who said that the biggest risk is not that we aim to hawaii and miss but that we aim to low and --. it would have been easy for us to have a goal of 50% recycling rate by 2020. a lot of states, a lot of cities across the state, that will be tow%8x4ç:vw1qs8mna ++%uq when you do that, you get people to organize that quality of imagination, where people in the private sector and public sector, using the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit coming up with new ideas and attitudes that may seem untoward or a little controversial or extreme at first, but suddenly, when you peel it back and look back two or three years, you go, "my gosh, that makes so much since." if you make a few m

with us. let not your heart be troubled. greta is standing by to go on record. have a good weekend. >> greta: tonight, brilliance or political suicide? the country is buzzing about democratic congresswoman asking comedian stephen colbert to testify before congress in character as a conservative talk show host. why would colbert testify at a hearing about migrant workers? it comes back to a segment on his show when he went a day picking beans and packing corn. griff jenkins has the story about a wild day today on capitol hill. >> reporter: today stephen colbert appeared as an expert witness before a house judiciary committee to testify about his experience as a migrant work field. he appeared at the of democratic subcommittee chairwoman. the appearance drew mixed reaction here. even one committee member, democrat john conyers asked colbert to submit his testimony in writing and leave. while the nature of the hearing is a deadly serious one, mr. colbert's testimony was anything but. >> this is america. i don't want a tomato picked by a mexican. i want it picked by american. sliced by

too. >> thanks to you at home for staying with us for the next hour as well. how about a bit of big breaking news? late on a friday. a federal judge appointed by president george w. bush in 2002 has issued a federal court ruling late today, essentially dismantling the don't ask, don't tell policy. this is the second very strong federal court ruling against the military's gay ban in less than a month. the plaintiff in this case has not done a national tv interview before. she'll be joining us in just a moment for an exclusive discussion along with someone whose face will be familiar to those of you following our coverage of this issue over the last seven weeks or so. excuse me, over the last year or so. the last seven weeks or so have been an unbelievably good seven weeks for gay rights in america. at least on paper. the proposition that removed existing same sex marriage rights after couples had already been married in california, the prop eight case, prop eight struck down as unconstitutional seven weeks ago. two weeks ago, don't ask, don't tell struck down in its totality as uncon

believe us. we never said you should. you are free to not believe us, but why would you insist on imposing your view on us with resolutions with force? >> we asked the if iran was victim of terrorist. he said he was waiting for a reply from second letter from president obama and that was about terrorists infiltrating iran from pakistan and afghanistan and killing innocent iranians. >> bret: thank you. interesting. there will not be a senate vote on extending the bush tax cuts before the november election. house speaker nancy pelosi says there may be one in the house. political calculation to blunt criticism from republicans. white house correspondent mike emanuel has the story. >> we'll remain the right to proceed as we choose. >> undecided speaker nancy pelosi on whether the house will vote on the bush tax cut before leaving town for mid-term election. the issue is timely because late thursday spokesman for senate majority leader harry reid said it was impossible for senators to improve the tax cuts before november 2. >> it's not about the election. it's about the policy. we're all strong

david herszenhorn, who covers capitol hill for "the new york times." thanks for being back with us. so what's this delay all about? >> well, the senate clearly doesn't want to get embroiled in this issue before the election. it's just too unpredictable and the story line for democrats is clean, as things stand now. they're making the case that republicans would block tax relief for the middle class to hold out for tax break force the wealthy. republicans, of course shall want to extend those tax cuts for everyone. and so it's easier in the view of democrats to push this until a lame duck session. the political situation will obviously be less intense then. but as you said, the house speaker today left open the possibility of forcing a vote. and that could get really interesting next week. >> woodruff: now why the different calculus in the senate and in the house. >> the calculus probably isn't different. the conventional wisdom still is that in the end the house will decide to go home and campaign without taking this vote. but there's no reason for speaker pelosi to relent right no

come up with. otherwise, they may be used as political pawns. >> how concerned are you and other observers of the situation for josh fattal and shane bauer. the united states doesn't traditionally bargain with countries like this trying to use bargaining chips to get them released. >> they've made it clear they're not going to trade any prisoners or anything like that. the future looks a little ominous for them. it's been a long time in very, very hard conditions. when we were back in iran in may, they gave a press conference for the three of them. >> i remember that. >> and they looked tired. i mean, a year at that point in an irrain yan jail had taken a emotional and physical toll on them. they feel one third free that sara has been released, but it has to be tough being left behind there. >> ali arazi, thanks so much. >>> a rising tea party star falling behind in the polls. christine o'donnell is trailing chris coons. in the newest cnn/time opinion research poll. i'm joined now live by deputy clinical director mark murray. good morning again. >> good morning, alex. >> why isn'

getting deficits under control they want to borrow another $700 billion and use to it give tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires. that is a tax cut of hundred thousand dollars per millionaire. instead of cutting taxes, tax breaks we can't afford, i have called tax cuts for middle-class families who saw their income shrink by 35% in the last decade. >> reporter: he called it a disastrous decade that the u.s. can't afford to relive. >> gregg: republicans are countering that the president's economic plans have been disastrous, right? >> yes. they say they are not listening and running up the country's debt. they say the basic tenets of the gop's pledge to america is to create jobs and economic uncertainty and make america more competitive, cut waste and reduce the size of government and restore congress and restore trust in the government. >> the new agenda embodies rejection of the notion we can simply tax, borrow and spend our way to prosperity. it offers a new way forward. it hasn't been tried in washington. an approach focused on cutting spending, which is sadly a new idea for

out to defend that vote. >> i want like to know what the vote is before the election. tell us what you are going to do. >> so many lame ducks booted so it is a lame duck congress. pass big legislation after they are voted out. >> you are not alone. it strikes a cord. you want like to know what they are going to do but the market would like to know. there is a question hanging in the air, are the tax cuts going to be extendeder they not. that is clearly affecting the economy on some level. >> maybe not affecting the economy but certainly affecting congress yesterday . the only reason to watch c-span. stephen colbert, comedian stephen colbert was testifying yesterday in the congressional hearing on migrant reform and immigration which perhaps on a friday afternoon or morning most people moit not watch. >> this is footage of his testimony. >> this is his show the colbert report. >> we'll watch a minute of what stephen colbert did in front of the congressional subcommittee now. >> and we all know there is a long tradession of great nations importing foreign workers to do their farm wor